Package



July 2, 1935.

c. WEINER 2,006,662

PACKAGE Filed Jan. 15, 1934 Patented July 2, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PACKAGE Charles Weiner, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Chicago Printed String 00., Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application January 15, 1934, Serial No. 706,596

9 Claims.

The'present invention relates to package and is herein described as a novel and convenient package for merchandising wrapped material, such as'tying tape or the like, which package of 5 merchandise is sold retail at low price.

The present invention has to do with a novel core so constructed as to prevent formation of creases in material wound about it and which core structure is economical to manufacture, is light in weight, and yet at the same time possesses adequate strength and rigidity purpose intended.

Heretoiore it has been customary to for the package material such as tying tape or the like, as a package comprising a length of material wound about a flat core, such as cardboard. Such manner of winding has caused creases in thematerial where the same is bent about the edges of the core, and such creases are difficult, if not impossible,

to eliminate.

When such creased material has been utilized for use, and particularly tape utilized for tying packages, especially gift packages, thecreases in the tape result in unsightly tied articles.

about it.

A still further object of the invention-is to provide a novel, cheap, strong core for receiving wound material, so constructed as toprevent formation of creases in the material.

The above, other and further objects of the invention will be apparent from the following description, accompanying drawing, and appended claims.

I"he accompanying drawing illustrates embodiments of the present invention, together with the method of carrying out the same, views thereof are as follows:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a Wrapped and the package utilizing a core constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an end view oi the core of Fig. 1,

with the wound material omitted.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through Fig. 1, taken substantially in the plane indicated .by the line III of Fig.1.

Fig. 4 is a developed blank of which of Figs. 1, 2 and 3, is made.

the core modified form.

The drawing will now be explained.

The core utilized in the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is fashioned from a blank of suitable material, such as cardboard,

and is shown developed in Fig, 4,

The blank illustrated in Fig. 4 consists of a strip of cardboard having the ends cut to proand 2, with the side margins of the extensions notched at 3 and 4 respectively. Notches 5 and 6 are made in the side margins of the blank, midway of its ends, which notches are preferably slightlywider than the material to be wound about the com- Between the notches 5 and 6 and each end of the blank, longitudinal and transverse slits, 'l and 8 respectively, are made in the blank, to thereby provide longitudinally ex- The slits l and 8 are so fashioned that when theblank is fiat, the tangs 3 and I9, at any of the slits l and 8,

vide end extensions 1 pleted core.

tending tangs 9 and I0.

extend toward each other. To assemble the blank of Fig. 4 as from slipping off of the core when so wound.

The material wound about, such a core, herein illustrated as a tape A, is wound about the core as is customary, and then the free end of the tape is passed about the body of the core and surrounding the wound strands, and passes through the notches 5 and 6 with the free end of the tape passed through a bend l l formed in the tape for passing it through the side notches,

,with the free end' of the tape then'secured to some convenient part of the. core, as by a sticker or label l2. In applying the tape sidewise about the core and the wound strands, the central portion of the core is drawn together, as shown in Fig. 3 thus tending to hold the Wound material safely inposition on the core.

I a core, the blank is folded about the reduced portion formed by the slits 'l and ,8, and the end extensions. I and 2 brought together and suitably secured-as by glueingor pasting. The formation of the notches 3 and 4' adjacent the ends of the blank, cooperate to provide notches corresponding to the notches 5 and 6, and in register therewith, whenthe blank is looped as described. When the blank is looped, as just described,.the tangs 9 and I0 extend outwardly at the ends of the loops, and constitute guides for the material wound about the core for preventing the material The modified form illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 consists of a cardboard body l3 notched at its ends to provide guides l4 and I5 and also notched intermediate its ends to pr vide side notches I6 and IT. The end portions or parts of the core of this modification, are formed by cylindrical members l8 which are slotted at l9 and passedover the ends of the body l3 between the guides l4 and 15. The slotting of the cylindrical members l8 results in a tendency of these members to firmly grip the body l3 with sufficient engagement for all practical purposes. In this form of the invention, the tape is wound about the core as heretofore described and with the cross portion of the strand engaged through the notches l6 and H with its free end stuck to some convenient part of the core.

It will be observed that the core of the present invention may be made of inexpensive sheet 'material, without high labor cost, and may be quickly assembled for use. The provision of the arcuate end members of the bodyenables winding material about the core without forming creases in such material.

The end extensions I and 2 may be overlapped forcompleting the loop, in which event one of theseextensions, for instance, the extension I, may lie-provided with suitableadhesive. These extensions may also be connected together by means of gummed strips applied to the abutting extensions! and 2 when formed into loop shape.

-It will be observed that the core of the present invention lends itself very readily to economical manufacture on a production basis, and is so constructed as to possess sufficient rigidity for the purpose intended. Furthermore it will be observed that the core prevents formation of creases in' the material wound about it thus eliminating this objection to the present manner of winding such material on fiat cores.

'It will be observed that the finished package of merchandise, wound in accordance with the principlesof the present invention, possesses, in side elevation; the appearance of a figure 8.

The invention has been described herein more or less precisely as to details, yet it is to'be ,understood that the invention is not to be limited thereby, as changes may be made in the arrangement and proportion of parts, and equivalents may be substituted, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. a

" The invention is claimed as follows:

1. A winding core for tape and the like comprising a'body fashioned from a strip of flexible material such as cardboard and the like with the free ends of thestrip joined together forming a closed loop with arcuate ends and with theportions of the strip between the ends out of contact with each other and substantially parallel, and said strip being longitudinally slotted adjacent the arcuate ends to provide guide tangs projecting beyond the ends with the planes of the said tangs coincident with the rplaarges of the portions of the strip adjacent the en 2. Aypackage of 'merchandise comprising a core and material wound about the core, said core consisting of a piece of strip material with the extremities joined together to provide a -looped body with-arcuate ends, and with the portions of the strip between the ends out of contact with each other, the material being wound about said core over the arcuate ends and with the free end of the material passed cross-wise about the wound core and tightened and fastened thereabout to draw together the' central portion of the package into a shape in side elevation somewhat like a figure 8.

3. A package of merchandise comprising a core and material wound about the core,'said core consisting of a piece of strip material with I the extremities joined together to provide a looped body with arcuate ends and with the portions of the strip between the ends but of contact with each. other, the material being wound about saidcore over the arcuate ends and with the free end of the material passed crosswise about the wound core and tightened and fastened thereabout to draw together the central portion of the package into a shape inside elevation somewhat like a figure 8, and a plurality of fiat tangs lying in the planes of the por the extremities thereof joined together to pro vide a looped body with arcuate ends and with the portions of the strip between the ends out of contact with each other, said portions betweerf the ends being provided.- with" registering marginal notches, the material being wound about said core over the arcuate ends and with the free end of the material passed crosswise aboutthe wound core within the registering notches and tightened to draw together the central portion of the package intoa' shape in 'side'elevation somewhat like a figure 8. Y i

' 5. A blank of flat material adapted to be fashioned in the form of a loop to provide a corefor wound articles of merchandise; said blank being substantially in the form of a paral-" lelogram withvend portions of reduced width projecting at each end of the blank adapted to g be joined together to form the strip into a loop. the side margins of the blank being longitu dinally and transversely slit to provide a plurality of pairs of longitudinally extending tangs, said slits being formed in the portions of the blank which constitutes the rounded arcuate ends of the core when the ends of the blank are together and the blank'is'in looped form so that said tangs project beyond the ends of the core as guides for wound-material. g I v 5 6; A blank of flat material adapted to be fashioned in the form of a loop to provide a core for wound articles of merchandise, said blank being substantially in the form of a parallelow gram with end portions of reduced width projecting at each end of the blank adapted to be joined together to form the loop and to provide side notches atf the joint, saidblank having notches in its side margins with one notch to a side and disposed opposite each other and disposed in the length of the blank'to register'with the notches formed byioining together said end portions, said blank being. slit longitudinally near each side thereof and between the notches thereof between the opposed longitudinal slits forming arcuate ends and with,the tangs-pro- T jecting beyond the arcuate ends of the loop.

7. A package of merchandise comprising a core and material wound thereabout, said core comprising a member having arcuate ends to prevent the formation of creases in the material wound about the. same, said material being retained on said core by means about said material and crosswise of said package to draw together the material into a shape in side elevation somewhat like a figure 8.

8. A package of merchandise comprising a core and material wound about the core, said core consisting of a piece of strip material with extremities joined together to provide a looped body with arcuate ends and with the portions of the strip between the ends out of contact with each other, the material being wound around said core over the arcuate ends, and said material being retained on said core by means about said material and eiiective crosswise of the package to draw together the central portion of the package into a shape in side elevation somewhat like a figure 8.

9. A package of merchandise comprising a core and material wound about the core, said core consisting of a piece of strip material with extremities thereof joined together to provide a looped body with arcuate ends and with the portions of the strip between the ends out of contact with each other, said portions between the ends being provided with registering marginal notches, the material being wound about said core over the arcuate ends thereof, and said material being retained on said core by means within said notches and about said material and effective crosswise of the package to draw together the central portion of the'package into a shape in side elevation somewhat like a figure 8.

CHARLES WEIN ER. 

